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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2012, 4:28 AM PST for Yakima County, Washington; 5 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Feb 21, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2012, 4:28 AM PST (12:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 7:03 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 244 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 466 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984 WWUS76 KPDT 211228 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION THE WESTERLY WINDS CROSSING THE CASCADES MAY DEVELOP MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE VALLEYS ALONG THE LEE OF THE CASCADES...PARTICULARLY IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. WAZ026-521-212300- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.120222T1200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-044-507-508-WAZ024-028-029-212300- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.120222T1200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-212300- /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL... EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-212300- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.120222T1200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ027-212300- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.120222T1200Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-509-212300- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER 428 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
5 follow-up statements
817 WWUS76 KPDT 212210 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 210 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION THE WESTERLY WINDS CROSSING THE CASCADES MAY DEVELOP MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE VALLEYS ALONG THE LEE OF THE CASCADES... PARTICULARLY IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. WAZ027-220615- /O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 210 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BASE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWESTERN YAKIMA VALLEY INCLUDING THE WEST VALLEY OF YAKIMA AND WHITE SWAN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-520-521-220615- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 210 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-044-507-508-WAZ024-028-029-220615- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 210 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-050-509-220615- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-WALLOWA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER 210 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
229 WWUS76 KPDT 220546 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 946 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION THE WESTERLY WINDS CROSSING THE CASCADES MAY DEVELOP MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE VALLEYS ALONG THE LEE OF THE CASCADES... PARTICULARLY IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. WAZ026-520-521-221400- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 946 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-044-507-508-WAZ024-028-029-221400- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 946 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ027-221400- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 946 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BASE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWESTERN YAKIMA VALLEY INCLUDING THE WEST VALLEY OF YAKIMA AND WHITE SWAN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-050-509-221400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.120222T0600Z-120223T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-WALLOWA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER 946 PM PST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE T0NIGHT AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES... CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
785 WWUS76 KPDT 221238 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 438 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON INTO THIS EVENING... .A VIGOUROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WEST WINDS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION THE WESTERLY WINDS CROSSING THE CASCADES MAY DEVELOP MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE VALLEYS ALONG THE LEE OF THE CASCADES...PARTICULARLY IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. WAZ026-520-521-230100- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 438 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-044-507-508-WAZ024-028-029-230100- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 438 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ027-230100- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 438 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BASE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWESTERN YAKIMA VALLEY INCLUDING THE WEST VALLEY OF YAKIMA AND WHITE SWAN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-050-509-230100- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-WALLOWA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER 438 AM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. ALSO SMALL OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WIND AND CAUSE DAMAGE AS THEY IMPACT HOMES...CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ VP
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
428 WWUS76 KPDT 230303 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 703 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ORZ041-044-507-508-WAZ024-026>029-520-521-230415- /O.CAN.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY- YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL... EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 703 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AT 10-20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ ORZ042-050-509-230415- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120223T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-WALLOWA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER 703 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AT 10-20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 21, 3:30 AM PST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 3:30 AM PST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
330 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A BROAD UPPER RIDGE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE REGION. A STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE
TOP OF THIS RIDGE WILL BRING ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...MAINLY RAIN. SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE TO VERY HIGH LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...I.E.
STILL WINTER. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE THE
AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES.
THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT OVER THE
CASCADES WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES OF WATER LEVELS ON THE
RIVERS JUST OVER AND ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES...ESPECIALLY THE
NACHES AND YAKIMA RIVERS. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED YET, BUT THERE IS
A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WILL BE SOME FLOODING LATER TOWARD THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
THE NEXT CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM WILL BE INCREASING WINDS DUE TO
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURES INCREASING ALONG AND TO THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN
RANGES...AGAIN ESPECIALLY THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED CASCADES SINCE
THE LOWER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST...BUT ALSO
THE SIMCOE HIGH LANDS AND SOME OF THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS TOO. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES OF SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS THE KITTITAS VALLEY...LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...BOTH THE
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...AND THE SIMCOE
HIGHLANDS WILL ALL HAVE HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN EFFECT BEGINNING THIS
AT 06Z AND POSSIBLY SOONER. IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...WALLOWA
COUNTY...THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES WILL
LIKELY HAVE WIND SPEEDS IN THE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THERE WILL
BE WIND ADVISORIES IN THOSE LOCATIONS BEGINNING AT 06Z TONIGHT AS
WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE MILD THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD DUE TO GOOD MIXING...DOWN SLOPE WINDS AND ALSO INCREASING
SNOW/FREEZING LEVELS. THE BROAD UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN OUT BY
WEDNESDAY WITH A STRONG JET STREAM DEVELOPING OVER THE REGION. THE
STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAY ALSO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE AS IT
INTERACTS WITH A DEVELOPING MOUNTAIN WAVE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND
NORTH OF THE EAST-WEST MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS THE BLUES...SIMCOE
HIGHLANDS AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS DUE TO DYNAMIC DOWNWARD FORCING.
THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 88
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL
KEEP THE AREA MOSTLY DRY ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ON FRIDAY A WARM
FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA. BREEZY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND AND SNOW LEVELS
WILL DROP TO AROUND 2000 FEET ON SATURDAY. THE MODELS DIFFER GREATLY
BEGINNING SUNDAY CAUSING A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST. HAVE THEREFORE
KEPT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESSER CHANCES
ELSEWHERE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY
BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 40S. TRIMARCO
&&
.AVIATION...12Z TAFS...SHOWERS OVER KALW AND KPDT THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY 21/15Z. HOWEVER...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
MAY MOVE IN LATER TODAY. CEILINGS WILL GENERALLY BE 3000-7000 FT
ALTHOUGH THEY CURRENTLY ARE ONLY 2000 FT AT KDLS. OTHERWISE VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT MAY LOWER IN PASSING SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-30 KTS. 82
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 55 43 50 33 / 40 20 20 30
ALW 51 45 51 37 / 40 20 20 30
PSC 56 45 54 34 / 20 10 10 10
YKM 51 37 48 28 / 20 10 10 10
HRI 55 44 53 33 / 30 10 10 10
ELN 48 37 45 28 / 20 20 20 20
RDM 51 38 50 24 / 20 10 10 10
LGD 45 42 46 31 / 30 40 40 30
GCD 48 39 48 29 / 30 20 20 30
DLS 54 44 48 34 / 40 40 40 10
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
ORZ042-050-509.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
ORZ041-044-507-508.
WA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
WAZ024-027-028-029.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
WAZ026-520-521.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
WEDNESDAY : YELLOW
THURSDAY : GREEN
GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES.
YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
88/82/82Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 10:30 PM PST, 5 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1030 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012
UPDATE HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
211400-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
1030 PM PST MON FEB 20 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
STRONG WIND WEDNESDAY
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON,
KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON,
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN
DAY HIGHLANDS
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY BECOMING LOCALLY
STRONG TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MANY AREAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 4:28 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 39 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.